Four-car wreck on North Freeway leaves 1 dead

PAIGE HEWITT, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Published 6:30 am, Saturday, November 13, 2010

One man died and another was injured in a four-car crash in north Houston early Saturday. A man in his early 20s was headed south in a red Honda Accord in the 4600 block of the North Freeway around 2 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, which then struck a freeway wall, said Houston police spokesman John Cannon. A black Chevrolet Silverado rear-ended the Honda, whose driver then got out of the car and was hit by a gray Buick Park Avenue. A gray Honda Civic also struck the red Honda Accord and also may have been the vehicle to strike the Accord’s driver, who had exited the car. The young man died at the scene. A 43-year-old passenger in one of the vehicles suffered head lacerations, Cannon said. Police are looking for the Buick’s driver, who ran from the scene.